The rope tie is not a latch.
The slider on the right is one of ours: a pair of field gates that had dropped so far the owners were tying them shut with rope, on a drive their dog had marked as an escape route. The gates themselves were sound. The post was not.
So the fix was honest: a new oak post, sized for the weight, set deep and true, gates rehung square, the sign put back on. Drag the handle across and you can see the whole story. No new gates to sell you when the old ones just needed hanging properly.
The same thinking runs through our garden doors and timberwork. Framed, ledged and braced doors made to fit their opening rather than forced into it, hung on proper furniture, closing with the sound a good door makes.
- Gates rehung, posts replaced, drops and drags cured
- New oak posts set deep, in the right mix
- Framed, ledged and braced doors made to size
- Locks, latches and furniture fitted properly
- Timber from trusted suppliers, including Lawsons
Fair questions
Can you replace just the post and keep our gate?
Yes, if the gate is sound. The before and after on this page is exactly that job: same gates, new oak post set properly, and the rope tie retired for good.
Do you make garden doors to size?
Yes. Framed, ledged and braced doors made to fit their opening, hung on proper furniture with a lock if you want one.
Why does my gate drag or swing open?
Nine times out of ten it is the post: rotted at the ground line, undersized or set shallow. Fix the post and the gate behaves. That is why we always start there.
What timber do you use?
Oak where strength and weather matter, quality treated softwood where it makes better sense, from trusted suppliers including Lawsons.
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Gate dragging? Door on its last hinge?
Send a photo and we will tell you whether it is the post, the hinge or the whole thing, honestly and for free.
